Spatial distribution pattern of macroinvertebrates in relation to morphohydraulic habitat structure: Perspectives for ecological stream assessment

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 347-360

  Pastuchová, Zuzana ^a   Grešková, Anna ^a   Lehotský, Milan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Flow types; Habitat; Hydraulic characteristics; Macroinvertebrates; Morphological units; Multihabitat sampling; Riverbed morphology

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CURRENT VELOCITY; FROUDE NUMBER; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HYDRAULICS; MACROBENTHOS; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MOSS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RIFFLE; RIVER FLOW; SAMPLING; SHEAR STRESS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STREAM; TAXONOMY; TURBULENCE;

SLOVAKIA; STRAZOVSKE MOUNTAINS; TRENCIANSKY;

ANNELIDA; BIVALVIA; BRYOPHYTA; CHIRONOMIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; EPHEMEROPTERA; GAMMARIDAE; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA); SIMULIIDAE; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 77955707238     PISSN: 15052249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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